FAULTY Synonyms

• not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

• not in accord with established usage or procedure

• (of a word or expression) not agreeing with grammatical principles

• characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules

• not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

• contrary to conscience or morality or law

• based on or acting or judging in error

• that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law

• any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

• in an incorrect manner

• not appropriate for a purpose or occasion

• not functioning properly

• not in accord with established usage or procedure

• used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward

• badly timed

• characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules

• treat unjustly; do wrong to

• one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group

• markedly different from an accepted norm

• away from the correct or expected course

• in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner

• in an imperfect or faulty way

• not functioning properly

• marred by imperfections

• having a blemish or flaw

• harmed or injured or spoiled

• being unjustly brought into disrepute

• causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true

• designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

• of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement

• inadequate in amount or degree

• falling short of some prescribed norm

• containing or characterized by error

• containing or based on a fallacy

• involving deception

• based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information

• not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

• in a disloyal and faithless manner

• arising from error

• erroneous and usually accidental

• deliberately deceptive

• inappropriate to reality or facts

• not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

• designed to deceive

• inaccurate in pitch

• adopted in order to deceive

• (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful

• having a blemish or flaw

• diminished in strength, quality, or utility

• mentally or physically unfit

• not perfect; defective or inadequate

• a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

• wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings

• erroneous

• lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

• of insufficient quantity to meet a need

• false or fake; not what it appears to be

• not complete or total; not completed

• not yet finished

• poorly conceived or thought out

• wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment